Top 5 Chinese Restaurants to Try in Bucharest

Some of the best Chinese restaurants can be found in Bucharest, known to prepare and serve fresh and delicious food to their visitors. If you are visiting Bucharest this season, opt for a lunch break at one of the most recommended five Chinese restaurants in Bucharest to break from the routine of eating at the traditional top restaurants in Old Town Bucharest. You can find cheap taxi services in Bucharest and get there in minutes.
 

Zen Garden

This restaurant delights through its uniqueness and offers magnificent choices from the great Chinese kitchen. Featuring subtle ambient music and wonderful atmosphere, this Chinese restaurant’s menu has a great variety of dishes. The venue has 200 seats, arranged in seven saloons and a gorgeous terrace, all in the lively Bucharest downtown. If you are looking for a harmonious atmosphere for an intimate and special moment, spiced with a touch of elegance and hospitality, head up to Zen Garden where you’ll be lured inside by the plethora of delightful aromas and colors.
This exotic venue has an authentic Asian décor and is suitable for small or larger family gatherings or nights out with friends. It truly offers an authentic Chinese culinary ride in an amazing ambiance.
 

Chinese Garden

Located both in Bucharest and Constanţa, this restaurant is known for its authentic Chinese food with home delivery option. The chefs here are Asian, so their cooking is as authentic as it can get. In Chinese tradition, meals are appreciated for the opportunity to honor guests, socialize and strengthen friendships. Hence, it is important for the dishes to display their flavor and authentic taste, while keeping its freshness (directly from the wok). The Chinese Garden is known as the only Chinese restaurant in Bucharest which prepares the food after receiving the order.

Here you have the opportunity to enjoy authentic, freshly prepared Chinese food for lunch or dinner, while chatting with your friends or taking a shopping break. It truly is a great place with one of the fastest service there is.
 

Long Fong Restaurant

The Long Fong restaurant is located at just a 10-minute walk from Old Town, offering authentic Chinese food, warm service, very reasonable prices and comfortable environment. The restaurant’s team is made of three people and you should definitely support their local shop. The dishes are simple, but very tasty, prepared with love and homey feel. The restaurant is very clean and quiet, paired well with an amazing service. The portions are large so have this in mind when ordering. Go for an order of dumplings, bowl of soup and fish or chicken dishes. The best thing here is that they don’t use a lot of oil as many of the Chinese joints do.

They are open every day until 12:00 and do their delivery until 12:00 too (which is a rare thing in this city). The staff is extremely friendly and they will guide you through their dishes. You can organize little parties in the back of the restaurant as well, and celebrate special moments. As a Chinese restaurant with the highest recommendation, make sure to pop-in inside while visiting Bucharest.
 

Restaurant Pengyou

Within this intimate garden in the city center you’ll find exquisite Asian flavors combined with very friendly hosts and family feel. Make sure to ask for the owner Ghita, as she’ll be happy to give you good recommendations. Even though all the waiters are Romanian and you may have doubts about the authenticity of the food, keep in mind that the chef is from Sichuan, China. Go for an order of Gongbao Jiding (usually wrongly spelled as Kung Pao Chicken in western countries) and a Qiang Lianbai (Sichuan Cabbage on their menu), along with a bowl of rice. The dishes are flavored, balanced in spices, and very well and carefully served.

The staff is friendly, professional and very dedicated, while the waiting time is surprisingly minimal. Opt for grabbing a table at the quiet garden, where you’ll find a refuge from the noisy city. Some visitors may comment that the restaurant’s interior has a vague kitsch note of decoration however this is very much a personal opinion.
 

Qianbao Restaurant

This venue is known to offer the best Chinese food in Bucharest, with an excellent taste, fresh ingredients, and a large variety of options listed on the menu. All dishes which have mushrooms are very good, while the meat dishes have an amazing taste. The atmosphere is cozy and quiet, and the restaurant is usually not full. If you are visiting as a group, you can go for an order of lamb with onion, pork slices on leek bed, authentic slim fries, starter shrimps, chicken with oyster sauce, chicken and veal on hot plate, bamboo chicken and mushroom chicken, always prepared with top quality. Pair this with aloe vera drinks with pineapple to get the most of the experience.

The staff is very friendly and attentive, while the servings are pretty big with an authentic Chinese touch. The prices are amazingly decent having in mind the size of the portions. Here you can really taste an authentic Chinese food and drink and enjoy a lunch break from sightseeing.

Some would say that the Chinese food, especially the top quality one, can be really contagious and can leave you craving for more. For all of the foodies out there who seem to be “hooked” on Chinese food, this list of places will help you in your quest of authentic Chinese bites. Hence, once you complete your day tour through Transylvania and Dracula’s Castle, spend a pleasant evening at one of these places. You can now say goodbye to the city in peace and catch your Bucharest airport transfer.